Here is a free DIY escape room game idea that we created for you to try at home. This one is pretty easy, targeted for kids 5–13. The setting is in Egypt in an ancient pyramid. You can decorate your house with Egyptian themed objects, such as mummies, scarabs, sarcophagi, shabti, crocodiles, and cat images. You can also use this as an opportunity to teach something about Egypt as a bonus.
You and your fellow Egyptologists have made an incredible discovery! You have discovered a new step pyramid in the desert in Saqqara, Egypt. You knock on a stone wall and find that it sounds hollow behind. Carefully removing the stone blocks one by one, you discover a hidden passage. You lead the way by crawling into the tunnel on your hands and knees, lighting the way only with a flashlight. To your surprise, the passage leads to a large room.
You and your colleagues are able to stand up now. Scanning the room with your flashlight, you see various shabti statues of crocodiles, cats, and small people.
You also find large stone statues of Horus and Osiris, and canopic jars with various body organs inside (yuck!). In the center of the room is a large stone rectangular object. With the help of your friends, you pry open its lid and spy the yellow glint of solid gold. There is not one, but two sarcophagi inside.
You have made a discovery of a lifetime: a pristine mummy room with unopened sarcophagi and treasures beyond imagination. But after opening a sarcophagus cover, you hear the thunder of falling rocks. You have accidentally triggered a booby trap that causes the entrance to collapse. You cannot go out the way you came. Worse, there is no air ventilation in the room. You estimate there are only 40 minutes of oxygen left.
Your fellow Egyptologist points out that, in addition to the Book of the Dead, there are hieroglyphic inscriptions on the wall you have not seen before. With some effort, you decode the message: “The exit will reveal itself only to the worthy.” First you must solve the puzzles, find the right codes, and unlock the second exit. Can you find your way out?
There is also a metal box with the 10 numbers in ancient hieroglyphics. You can push the numbers in the correct order to open the puzzle box. Perhaps if you can figure out the code, there is something inside that can help you escape.